Always make it a point to live up to your own standards, not everyone else’s.

By all means, let the success of others inspire to set your own goals, models and aesthetics, but never let that rule your own self worth.

Never let someone else’s success drag you down, point blank. Strive for better, strive to be your best, but take your own path toward your personal holy grail, no matter how long that takes.

Never beat yourself up, figuratively and literally in the pursuit. Always congratulate yourself for having the wherewithal.

After all, it’s always more about the journey than the destination.

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.